Pretend
Translations of "pretend" (47 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | voorgee(to claim falsely (that)), voorgee(to make oneself appear (to do something)), voorgee(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Albanian | mëtoj(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Arabic | اِدَّعَى(to claim falsely (that)), تَظَاهَرَ(to make oneself appear (to do something)), زَعَمَ(to claim falsely (that)) | iddaʕā, taẓāhara, zaʕama | |
| Belarusian | прыкі́двацца(to claim falsely (that)), прыкі́нуцца(to claim falsely (that)), прыкіда́цца(to claim falsely (that)) | prykídvacca, prykínucca, prykidácca | |
| Bulgarian | престорен(imaginary), да́вам вид(to claim falsely (that)), престру́вам се(to make oneself appear (to do something)), престру́вам се(to feign (a state)), претенди́рам(to lay claim to), симули́рам(to make oneself appear (to do something)) | prestoren, dávam vid, prestrúvam se, prestrúvam se, pretendíram, simulíram | |
| Catalan | fer veure(to claim falsely (that)), fer veure(to make oneself appear (to do something)), fingir(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 佯裝 /佯装(to claim falsely (that)), 假裝 /假装(to claim falsely (that)) | yángzhuāng, jiǎzhuāng | |
| Czech | předstírat(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Danish | foregive(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Dutch | doen alsof(to claim falsely (that)), doen alsof(to make oneself appear (to do something)), voorgeven(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Esperanto | hipokriti(to claim falsely (that)), komedii(to make oneself appear (to do something)) | — | |
| Finnish | teeskennelty(imaginary), teeskentely(imaginary), olla tekevinään(to make oneself appear (to do something)), teeskennellä(to claim falsely (that)), teeskennellä(to make oneself appear (to do something)), teeskennellä(to feign (a state)), teeskennellä(to lay claim to), tekeytyä(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| French | faire semblant(imaginary), pour de faux(imaginary), faire semblant(to make oneself appear (to do something)), feindre(to make oneself appear (to do something)), prétendre(to claim falsely (that)), prétendre à(to lay claim to) | — | |
| Galician | finxir(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| German | so tun, als ob(to claim falsely (that)), so tun, als ob(to make oneself appear (to do something)), vortäuschen(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Greek | προσποιούμαι(to feign (a state)) | prospoioúmai | |
| Hindi | ढोंग(to make oneself appear (to do something)) | ḍhoṅg | |
| Hungarian | tettet(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Icelandic | láta eins og(to claim falsely (that)), þykjast(to make oneself appear (to do something)), þykjast(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Indonesian | berpura-pura(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Ingrian | loottiissa(to claim falsely (that)), näyttää(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Irish | lig ar(to claim falsely (that)), lig ar(to make oneself appear (to do something)), lig ar(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Italian | fare finta(to make oneself appear (to do something)), fingere(to claim falsely (that)), fingere(to make oneself appear (to do something)) | — | |
| Japanese | ...の振りをする(to claim falsely (that)), 装う(to claim falsely (that)), 見せ掛ける(to claim falsely (that)) | ...no furi o suru, yosōu, misekakeru | |
| Kabuverdianu | finji(to claim falsely (that)), finji(to make oneself appear (to do something)), finji(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Kazakh | болып көріну(to feign (a state)), болғансу(to feign (a state)) | bolyp körınu, bolğansu | |
| Korean | ㄴ/는/은/인 척하다(to claim falsely (that)), ㄴ/는/은/인 체하다(to claim falsely (that)) | -n/-neun/-eun/-in cheokhada, -n/-neun/-eun/-in chehada | |
| Latin | fingo(to claim falsely (that)), simulo(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Lushootseed | ʔiw̓adəb(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Malay | berlagak(to claim falsely (that)), berpura-pura(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Māori | whakakikokiko(imaginary), whakatakune(to make oneself appear (to do something)), whakatakune(to make oneself appear (to do something)), whakataruna(to make oneself appear (to do something)), whakataruna(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | forstille(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Oromo | fakkeessuu(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Polish | na niby(imaginary), udawać(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Portuguese | fingir(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Romanian | preface(to claim falsely (that)), pretinde(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Russian | де́лать вид(to claim falsely (that)), претендовать(to lay claim to), прики́дываться(to claim falsely (that)), прики́нуться(to claim falsely (that)), притвори́ться(to claim falsely (that)), притворя́ться(to claim falsely (that)), сде́лать вид(to claim falsely (that)) | délatʹ vid, pretendovatʹ, prikídyvatʹsja, prikínutʹsja, pritvorítʹsja, pritvorjátʹsja, sdélatʹ vid | |
| Scottish Gaelic | leig air(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Slovak | predstierať(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Spanish | de mentirijillas(imaginary), aparentar(to make oneself appear (to do something)), asacar(to claim falsely (that)), hacer como que(to make oneself appear (to do something)), hacer de(to make oneself appear (to do something)) | — | |
| Swedish | på låtsas(imaginary), låtsas(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Tagalog | magkunwari(to claim falsely (that)), magkunwari(to make oneself appear (to do something)), magkunwari(to feign (a state)) | — | |
| Tamil | நடி(to feign (a state)) | naṭi | |
| Turkish | kandırmak(to claim falsely (that)), numara yapmak(to feign (a state)), rol yapmak(to feign (a state)), uydurmak(to claim falsely (that)), üç kağıda getirmek(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Ukrainian | вдава́ти(to claim falsely (that)), удава́ти(to claim falsely (that)) | vdaváty, udaváty | |
| Vietnamese | giả vờ(to claim falsely (that)) | — | |
| Welsh | cogio(to claim falsely (that)) | — |
voorgee, voorgee, voorgee
mëtoj
престорен, да́вам вид, престру́вам се, престру́вам се, претенди́рам, симули́рам
prestoren, dávam vid, prestrúvam se, prestrúvam se, pretendíram, simulíram
fer veure, fer veure, fingir
předstírat
foregive
doen alsof, doen alsof, voorgeven
hipokriti, komedii
teeskennelty, teeskentely, olla tekevinään, teeskennellä, teeskennellä, teeskennellä, teeskennellä, tekeytyä
faire semblant, pour de faux, faire semblant, feindre, prétendre, prétendre à
finxir
so tun, als ob, so tun, als ob, vortäuschen
tettet
láta eins og, þykjast, þykjast
berpura-pura
loottiissa, näyttää
lig ar, lig ar, lig ar
fare finta, fingere, fingere
finji, finji, finji
fingo, simulo
ʔiw̓adəb
berlagak, berpura-pura
whakakikokiko, whakatakune, whakatakune, whakataruna, whakataruna
forstille
fakkeessuu
na niby, udawać
fingir
preface, pretinde
де́лать вид, претендовать, прики́дываться, прики́нуться, притвори́ться, притворя́ться, сде́лать вид
délatʹ vid, pretendovatʹ, prikídyvatʹsja, prikínutʹsja, pritvorítʹsja, pritvorjátʹsja, sdélatʹ vid
leig air
predstierať
de mentirijillas, aparentar, asacar, hacer como que, hacer de
på låtsas, låtsas
magkunwari, magkunwari, magkunwari
kandırmak, numara yapmak, rol yapmak, uydurmak, üç kağıda getirmek
giả vờ
cogio
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